The day book. (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, January 30, 1917, LAST EDITION, Image 7

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OUT OF THE ORDINARY NEWSSold Girl License Cone.John McGarvey, on a bid of $4.50bought Agnes Marshall, auctioned byNick De Vito, saloon keeper, 138 S.Halsted. McGarvey left the saloonwith the girl and was robbed by, twoW of her associates. DeVito's licenserevoked and the girl fined $25.He's "Somewhere In France."Henry Luken lost his wife via thedivorce route yesterday. "He wentto see his parents in Germany" saidMrs. Ottilie Luken, 71 Keystone av.to Judge Thompson. "He was captured by the French. He wrote methat he didn't leave just to see hisparents but to fight for his countryand that he didn't care what becameof me."Up Go Taxi Rates.Atlas Taxicab Co. boosts taxi ratestoday. New meters measure distance by thirds of miles instead ofhalves. Prom now on rate will be 30cents for first third mile and id centsfor each additional third, as opposedto 40 cents for first half and 10 centsfor each additional half. Hour rategoes from $2.50 to $3. Manager HC. Strauss puts blame on gasolinecost.Dieters Gain WeightNew York, Jan. 30. Twelve ofthirteen police "rookies" who endedlast night a three weeks diet test toprove that, able-bodied men can liveon food costing 25 cents a day, gained from one to six pounds in weight.The other member of the squad lostclose to four pounds.Robs a Mourner at Grave.New York, Jan. 30. Wm. Mayerpleaded guilty to stealing handbagfrom Mrs. Minnie Reed as she kneltat the grave of her child. Said to beone of gang who rob mourners.Get Your Dough Cleaned.Washington, Jan. 30. Got anymoney you want cleaned? The director Of thft TT R mint ia ornari." - J v W VAUVll Imen ting with a coin washing ma-Jchine designed to clean silver coinsmuch after the manner paper doughis laundered at present. New dimes,because of their sHghtly concave design, are said to be star dirt collectors. Pays To Be a Hero.Milwaukee, Jan. 30. Because hewon a hero medal for rescuing awoman from drowning, Adolph Dubin, 20, Chicago telegraph operator,may be paroled for selling forgedtickets to a fraternal ball.Means Fewer Operations?Pierre, S. D., Jan. 30. A bill to bepresented to South Dakota legislature forbids surgeons to charge foroperation if through mistaken or ignorant diagnosis he removes an appendix which is not diseased. It isto protect citizens against unskillfuland unscrupulous practitioners.Every appendix must have a statelaboratory testHave a Horse Sandwich!New York, Jan. 30. First butdhershop to sell horse meat exclusively,so far as is known, has been openeain Harlenvby John Sulser. A signover his" store reads, "Horse Flesh vFor Sale Here." Costs from 5 to 12cents a pound. Board of health authorized sale of horse meat in N, Y.about a year ago.Vine. As Inventor.Boston, Jan. 30. Vincent Astorhas invented "land sailboat" It wasbuilt by Burgess-Curtiss AeroplaneCo; Vine expects to use it on drybeach at Florida. Has rubber tires,.skate attachment and snow sailingapparatus.O-r-OBINGO! $29 CONE!Chas. Kahn walked into his teaand coffee store at 1639 W. Madisonthis morning and was surprised tofind a burglar. He was more surprised when said burglar sapped him.over the head, and left, unexpectedlywith $29.Movies displaying nude figuresbarred from Evanston,